Patch pocket



Oct. 12, 1954 w. M. MAS! 2,691,171

PATCH POCKET Filed March-l7, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Mlll/HM K4. M1 257, INVENTOR.

W zW/w Oct. 12, 1954 w. M. MAS] 2,691,171

PATCH POCKET Filed March 17, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 M/lZ/HM K4. M957,

INVENTOR.

Oct. 12; 1954 Filed March 17, 1952 W. M. MASI PATCH POCKET 3 Sheets-$heet 3 (Ola/HM M. M457,

INVENTOR.

Way/w Patented Oct. 12, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT O FFICFE PATCH POCKET William M. :Masi, Los .Angeles, Calif. Application -March 17, 1952, SerialNo. 276,917

1 Claim.

This invention relates *to improvements in pockets, particularly to that type of pocket gen- 'erallyreferred to as a patch pocket.

nnobject of the invention is to provide-animcproved patch'poc'ket and method of making the same which is so designed that all of the stitching therein may be performed by machine and the pocket is adequately reinforced at localities requiring strength.

More specifically, an object of the invention is to provide a pocket and method of making the same so designed that the outer material of "the pocket may be caused to line up 'or'register with the design-of the material -forming the body-of theagarment.

Explanatory of the present invention it has heretofore -:been quite diilicult to make and lo- .cate patch pockets of plaid material 'and have the plaid design on the outer pocket material dine up :or register with the plaid :design on the body of the garment. "This has been largely ocnasioned by the practice of largely sewing the lining for the patch :pocket to the outer material thereof prior to its application :to the body of the garment. In sewing the lining material to the outer pocket material the outer pocket material is usually stretched ordistorted in the course of the sewing operation so that when the outer pocket material :and lining material have been joined \around their side edges :and bottom "edges the :outer pocket material acquires a permanently distorted isha'pe. iConsequentlywhen isapplied :to the material of the garment it is very difli'cu'lt to overcome this distortion with the result that the :plai'd design on the outer pocket material :cannot be :caused to perfectly register .with :the plaid design on the garment material. The present invention enables a saving of the cost of operation of the hand work :and enables the obtaining of pockets of :uniform quality and reater strength.

.In accordance with (the improved method, the lining material :is :secured to the outer pocket material only .across its 'top edge and therea'fter the side :edges of the (outer "pocket material are suitably prepared. The outer pocket material may then be positioned on the garmentmaterial so that the design thereonecan .':be caused to perfectly register with the design .of the garment material. The :lining K1911 tthen ibe used to hold the outer pocket material in the position selected and secured to the garment material. Finally when the outer pocket material is *caused to assume a Pos n Overlyiing the lining it may he secured to the garment while beinghe'ld in =prop or position by the already secured lining. In this Way distortion of the outer pocket material can be avoided and a registration of the design on the patch pocket with the garment material is easily accomplished.

Still another object of the invention 'is to 'provide a patch pocket wherein the interior thereof is completely finished, that is, there are no inturned raw edges of material exposed on the inter i-or of the pocket.

'With :the foregoing and other objects in "View, which will be made manifest in the'fdllowing detailed description and specifically pointed out in the appended claim, reference is had to the accompany'ing drawings for an illustrative-embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in plan showing the inner face of'th'e outer section of pocket material and illustrating a preliminary step in the formation of the pocket;

Fig. 2 is a view in plan illustrating the outer face of the outer section of pocket material and illustrating a preliminary step, Fig. 2 being in the main a view "of the reverse side oi the material shown in Fig. 1';

Fig. '31s :a view similar to Fig. '2 -but illustrating the attachment of "the lining material there- Fig. 4 1s a View on the reverse side from Fig. B illustrating the manner in which the side and bottom edges :0f "the outer 'pocket material can be largely finished;

:Fig. :5 is avi'ew similar to Fig. l' but illus'trating themiannerin which the top is largely-iinished;

Fig. "6 is a view illustrating the manner in which the pocket can be centered with relation to the des'i'gnon the garment;

Fig. is a View similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating the manner in which the lining material is secured to the body of the garment; and

Fig. '8 is :a similar view illustrating the pocket as being completed on the garment.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, l8 indicates a section of outer pocketma'terial which is usually a portion of the same fabric as that from which the body of the garment is made so that the design of "the material of the patch pocket will "conform to the material-of the body of the'garment. This section is of approximately the same 'size and shape as the size and shape of the finished pocket but is a little "larger to provide for certain inturned edges, seams and stitching. The upper corners of the section I'll are preferablyn'otched out as at l I and I2 and small indentations l3 and M may be formed in the side edges adjacent the top edge. On the reverse or inside face of the section I an edging tape l5, preferably straight tape, is secured such as by stitching I6. This edging tape extends from side edge to side edge of the section It] and the stitching It may be applied by merely sewing the bottom edge of the tape l to the material on a sewing machine.

The section it is then turned over as depicted in Fig. 2 and edging tape ll is applied around its side and bottom edges. This edging tape is preferably bias tape and the stitching 18 may be applied by merely sewing the outer edge of the tape I I along the outer edge of the section ill by means of a sewing machine. A section of lining material is is then applied over the outer face of the section [0 and is attached thereto along its top edge such as by stitching 20. This stitching likewise may be applied by a sewing machine.

The assembly thus completed is then turned over and caused to assume the position shown in Fig. 4. In this figure the inner face of the outer garment material or the same face shown in Fig. 1 is disposed uppermost. The edging tape i1 is drawn around the side and bottom edges of the outer pocket material iii and basted thereto such as by basting stitches 2| thus forming an inturned or inwardly folded edge around the sides and bottom of the section Ill. The basting stitching 2! may also be applied by machine. The lining material I9 is drawn upwardly and over the top of the section lil so that the section I!) will be folded at its top along a line horizontally connecting the indentations l3 and M. It is basted in this position, as indicated by the basting stitches 22, which can also be applied by machine. The side and bottom edges of the lining material l9 are left unattached in Fig. 5. The assembly thus produced is then pressed and after the pressing operation is completed it is positioned on the material of the garment G. If the garment G is formed of a plaid material the section I0 is assumed to likewise have been formed of the same material and it is desirable that the paid design of the pocket material register or be aligned exactly with the plaid design of the garment material. The section i0 is adjusted both vertically and horizontally to cause its design to be aligned with the garment material. This involves a shifting or adjustment of the lining material IS in conformity therewith. When the section Hi has been properly aligned with respect to the garment G it is folded back to expose the lining 19. The lining l9 remains stationary and positioned flatly against the garment material G. Suitable marks, indicated at 23, are applied across the edge portions of the lining material and onto the garment material G so that the lining material can be re-positioned with respect to the garment material G while it is being sewed thereto. If the material does not have a pattern such as a plaid, but is comparatively plain, the marks may be applied to the pocket material Ill and extended across onto the garment material, such as are indicated at 23a, to facilitate the re-positioning of the pocket on the garment. The outer pocket material ii) is then folded about its top edge. That is, it is swung upwardly so as to completely expose the lining material as depicted in Fig. 7. The outer pocket material then should be pressed. The basting stitches 22 are then pulled out and the assembly is tacked to the garment material G by sewing back and forth several times at 24 and then stitching the lining material adjacent its side and bottom edges to the garment material along the line of stitching 25. At the end of the line of stitching 25 a similar tacking takes place at 26. With the lining material l9 thus sewed to the garment G at a locality where, if the section I0 is returned to an overlying position, its design will register with the design of the garment. It is possible'to fold the section 10 from the position shown in Fig. 7 into the position shown in Fig. 8. When it is returned to its overlying position it will be found that its design registers perfectly with the design of the garment material. The outer pocket material it) is then basted with basting stitches which may be performed by machine in this position. Its side and bottom edges are then stitched to the garment by stitching 2'! which is located outwardly of the stitching 25. Preferably the stitching 21 extends through the outer pocket material, its inturned side and bottom edge portions, the edge portions of the lining material outwardly of the stitching 25 and through the garment material G. When this stitching which may also be applied by a sewing machine is completed the basting stitches 2| are removed and also the basting stitches which were used to hold the pocket in place during the application of the stitches 21 are also removed. The pocket is then complete.

It will be observed from the above construction that the side and bottom dges of the outer pocket material Ill are folded inwardly and that the stitching 2'! applied adjacent the fold serves to firmly anchor the outer pocket material to the garment. Furthermore, as the stitching 25 extends through the lining material inwardly of its side edges and its bottom edge and into the garment material the ends and bottom of the pocket have a finished appearance. In other words, there are no raw or inturned edges which are exposed within the pocket. The top of the outer pocket material IE! is reinforced on its inner face by the binding tape 15 which in the completed pocket is enclosed between the outer pocket material and the inturned top edge thereof.

From the above described construction it will be appreciated that an improved pocket construction has been designed which will present a neat and attractive exterior appearance and which presents a finished interior. The construction is such that all of the sewing operations may be performed by machine. At the same time it is possible to delay the attachment of the side and bottom edges of the lining to the outer pocket material until the final operation so that the outer pocket material will not become distorted prior to its application to the garment. Consequently it is possible to locate or center the outer pocket material so that its design will be aligned with the design of the garment material and, having located or centered the outer pocket material with respect thereto, the lining is secured to the garment serving as a holder or a marker holding the position of the outer pocket material so that when it is returned to the position shown in Fig. 8, it will bear its proper relationship to the design of the material of the garment.

Various changes may be made in the details of the construction without departing from the spirit and scop of the invention as defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

The method of making patch pockets which consists of applying to the inner face of a sec tion of outer pocket material a binding tape, securing the binding tape to said section across the top edge by stitching, positioning binding tape against the outer face of said section of outer pocket material around the side and bottom edges thereof, stitching the binding tape and the outer side and bottom edges together, stitching a section of lining to the top edge of the outer pocket material and through the first-mentioned binding tape to overlie the outer side thereof, drawing the lining material across the top edge of the section of outer pocket material and folding the top edge of the outer pocket material downwardly, basting the folded top edge of the outer pocket material in its folded positions, drawing the second-mentioned binding tape around the side and bottom edges of the outer pocket material and basting it against the iimer face thereof, positioning the lining material on garment material so that the design on the outer pocket material will register therewith,

stitching the lining material to the garment material around its side and bottom edges and stitching the side and bottom edges of the outer pocket material to the garment material through the second-mentioned binding tape and through the edges of the lining outwardly of the stitching securing the side and bottom edges of the lining to the garment, and removing the basting.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

